When building a clean truck with all of the distracting features shaved off, you might look into changing some of the smallest of details. One thing that often gets overlooked is the tailgate handle, ...

Back in the olden days, by which we mean before the 2006 Honda Ridgeline, a tailgate was just a hinged door at the end of a pickup bed. Back then, brand logos were usually less than two feet tall, ...

How much innovation can you pack into the tailgate of a pickup truck? The American auto industry is endeavoring to find out. First, GMC rocked the tailgate world in 2018, giving the Sierra pickup a ...

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The 2019 GMC Sierra introduces the MultiPro Tailgate – a new kind of pickup truck tailgate that represents “the segment’s most innovative tailgate ever”, according to GMC. A GMC exclusive and an ...

Will joined the TopSpeed team over two and a half years ago, bringing his lifelong automotive passion, writing experience, and editorial expertise along with him. Whether classic or modern, American ...

Pickups are more popular than ever, and because no manufacturer wants to be left behind in the race to make trucks more versatile and comfortable, tailgates are suddenly getting a lot of attention.

What Is a Ford F-150 Tailgate Lift Assist? A Ford F-150 tailgate lift assist is a product that prevents your tailgate from slamming down. Even if you make an effort to slowly close your tailgate when ...

Like many of us, our tech center manager, Jason Scudellari, has a couple of projects in the works, one is a 1949 Chevrolet pickup that can best be described as a combination mild custom and sport ...

Pickup trucks are the lifeblood of the American automotive industry. The Big Three sell pickups such as the Ford F-150 in large volumes and turn a tidy profit on every one of them (with buyers ...

Back in the olden days, by which we mean before the 2006 Honda Ridgeline, a tailgate was just a hinged door at the end of a pickup bed. Back then, brand logos were usually less than two feet tall, ...